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government and statewide issues</p> <a class="btn btn-lg intro-btn" href="#intro">Discover The Texas Tribune</a> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </section> <a name="intro"></a> <section> <div class="container"> <div class="row mb96"> <div class="col-sm-7"> <h2>Introduction</h2> <p class="highlight">The Texas Tribune was conceived as part of the solution to the decline of public service journalism in Texas and as a new way to provide this essential public good — the news and information required to engage and educate Texans about the big issues affecting us all: public education, health care, transportation, immigration, energy and the environment.</p> <p> The Texas Tribune is an established leader in the field of journalism as a digital-first <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211214170411/https://www.texastribune.org/" target="_blank">news site</a>, devoted to promoting civic engagement through <a 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The Tribune emphasizes 21st-century storytelling, from traditional narrative stories and audio slideshows to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211214170411/https://www.texastribune.org/multimedia/" target="_blank">multimedia packages</a>, interactive maps and databases of public information. We’ve expanded into new visual and interactive platforms with bureaus in Washington, D.C., on the Texas-Mexico border in Dallas, and Houston. According to a Pew Research Center <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211214170411/https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/07/pew-study-new-media-outlets-attempt-to-fill-void-in-statehouse-coverage-across-the-u-s/" target="_blank">report</a>, the Tribune has the largest newsroom covering a state capital anywhere in the country (for-profit or nonprofit, digital or legacy). We've won a Peabody and twenty-two national Edward R. Murrow awards. We're known as the leader in public service journalism in the United States. <br> <br> Since its start, the Tribune has grown from a niche publication favored by legislators and lobbyists to the state’s authoritative source on Texas politics and policy. Our website currently attracts an average of more than 5 million people each month — — and thousands of others consume our journalism in their local newspapers, on their local newscasts, through social media and via Tribune’s statewide events. <br> <br> To further encourage statewide engagement, the Tribune provides all of this content for free to more than 60 statewide print, radio and television news organizations — so readers, listeners and viewers in big cities and small towns have equal access to information. Partnerships with Apple News, The Washington Post, as well as other national outlets, puts our content before a nationwide audience of citizens, lawmakers and stakeholders. The unique opportunity to republish Tribune content at no charge places The Texas Tribune in front of media of all sizes who are following Tribune content day in and day out. <br> <br> For anyone who cares about politics and public policy in Texas, specifically our legislators, key stakeholders and influencers, we are the first and most important read — a trusted source of news and information worthy of our beloved home. The Tribune is more committed than ever to this public-service mission. Through the journalism we produce, the datasets we disseminate, and the in-person gatherings we convene in big cities and small towns, we aim to inform and engage as much of the state as we can about the issues facing Texans and the consequences of decisions made in their name by elected officials. <br> <br> As a 501(c)3 organization, the Tribune is supported by individual contributions through memberships and major gifts, corporate sponsorships and foundation grants. Since 2009, the Tribune has had more than 21,608 contributing members and 1170 corporate sponsors, as well as an active major gift and grant program. The Tribune also generates earned revenue from events and specialty publications. According to the Pew Research Center, we operate the largest statehouse bureau in the country. </p> </div> <div class="col-sm-4 col-md-offset-1 pt72"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="feature bordered "> <h5>Our Mission</h5> <p>to promote civic engagement and discourse on public policy, politics, government and other matters of statewide concern.</p> <hr> <h5>Our Vision</h5> <p>to build the next great public media brand in the United States.</p> <img src="/web/20211214170411im_/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/img/icon-star.png" class="star_right" alt="star"/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row v-align-children overline mb30"> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-12"> <h2>Differentiation</h2> <p class="highlight">Although commercial models for delivering news and information are under tremendous pressure, the level of “media clutter” seems only to increase. We are keenly aware that breaking through that clutter is perhaps the central challenge we face in making TexasTribune.org a success. <strong>What sets us apart:</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6"> <div class="feature feature-3 mb-xs-24 row"> <div class="col-xs-2"> <img src="/web/20211214170411im_/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/img/icon-medal.png" alt="Medal" class="icon"/> </div> <div class="col-xs-10 icon-padding"> <h5>Not Just News – Knowledge</h5> <p> Our website is built from scratch as a “digitally native” public service. Advances in technology provide unparalleled opportunities for educating the public. Original reporting is married to the newest online presentation and visualization tools. Our site also includes highly curated news aggregation from other sources, polling, blogging, columns, commentary and an ever-growing lineup of searchable databases that numbers more than 100. Citizens and other journalists already see the Tribune as the authoritative source of data on a wide range of topics such as voting records, campaign finance, public school quality and public employee compensation. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 "> <div class="feature feature-3 mb-xs-24 row"> <div class="col-xs-2"> <img src="/web/20211214170411im_/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/img/icon-connections.png" alt="Arrows" class="icon"/> </div> <div class="col-xs-10 icon-padding"> <h5>Objectivity & Nonpartisanship</h5> <p> We believe that the serious-minded public is fed up with the “echo chamber” structure of the news media and is hungry for a trusted news source. Objective journalism sets the tone for the Tribune and differentiates us in a crowded media universe. As a 501(c)3, the Tribune has opted out of specific candidate or issue endorsements. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-6"> <div class="feature feature-3 mb-xs-24 row"> <div class="col-xs-2"> <img src="/web/20211214170411im_/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/img/icon-box.png" alt="Box" class="icon"/> </div> <div class="col-xs-10 icon-padding"> <h5>Culture of Experimentation</h5> <p> Although the Tribune is not a technology company, a component of our mission is to experiment constantly with the ever-growing arsenal of tools at our disposal to make the reader experience ever more engaging. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-6"> <div class="feature feature-3 mb-xs-24 row"> <div class="col-xs-2"> <img src="/web/20211214170411im_/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/img/icon-megaphone.png" alt="Megaphone" class="icon"/> </div> <div class="col-xs-10 icon-padding"> <h5>Voice</h5> <p> Serious-minded and dull are not synonymous. We reject the idea that reporting in the public interest must be boring, or that reporters on serious topics must be stripped of their authorial voice. Reporters can have distinct personalities without compromising their objectivity. The best magazines have proved this over time, and the Tribune will as well. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-6"> <div class="feature feature-3 mb-xs-24 row"> <div class="col-xs-2"> <img src="/web/20211214170411im_/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/img/icon-focus.png" alt="Focus" class="icon"/> </div> <div class="col-xs-10 icon-padding"> <h5>Subject Focus</h5> <p> What the Tribune does not cover is almost as important as what it does. Since we are not a paper of record and do not attempt to reach a mass audience, we do not chase the “story” of the moment. Instead, we focus on reporting the issues that matter to Texans with a comprehensiveness and depth that aren’t found elsewhere: water, transportation, criminal justice, health care, public education, energy and immigration.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-6"> <div class="feature feature-3 mb-xs-24 row"> <div class="col-xs-2"> <img src="/web/20211214170411im_/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/img/icon-smartphone.png" alt="Youth" class="icon"/> </div> <div class="col-xs-10 icon-padding"> <h5>Youth</h5> <p> Our team members are digital natives, and our site is designed with the news-consuming habits of a young public in mind. Effective leverage of social networking tools is key to our success with a younger audience. We are also conducting a college outreach program on a scale that has never been mounted by a journalistic enterprise in Texas. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-6"> <div class="feature feature-3 mb-xs-24 row"> <div class="col-xs-2"> <img src="/web/20211214170411im_/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/img/icon-arrows.png" alt="Arrows" class="icon"/> </div> <div class="col-xs-10 icon-padding"> <h5>Leveraged Distribution </h5> <p> In syndicating our content at no cost to other news outlets, we believe we will advance the goal of ubiquity very rapidly and cost effectively. It matters not to us whether a reader encounters our content on our site, in a public radio interview with one of our reporters or in The Facts of Brazoria County. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section> <div class="container mb80"> <div class="row v-align-children overline mb30"> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-12"> <h2>2020 Awards</h2> </div> </div> <div class="row mb30"> <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-4 text-center"> <img src="/web/20211214170411im_/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/img/logo-peabody.jpg" alt="Peabody Award"> <br><br> <h5>Peabody Awards</h5> <p>Nominee, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211214170411/https://www.texastribune.org/2019/03/07/private-prisons-smugglers-and-cartels-cash-migrants/" target="_blank">"Border Hustle (with TIME)"</a></p> </div> <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-4 text-center"> <img src="/web/20211214170411im_/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/img/logo-edward-2016.jpg" alt="2016 National Edward R. Murrow Award"> <br><br> <h5>National Edward R. Murrow Awards</h5> <p>Continuing coverage,<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211214170411/https://www.texastribune.org/2019/01/25/texas-flags-tens-thousands-voters-citizenship-check/" target="_blank"> Inside Texas’ botched voter-rolls review</a> <br>Hard news, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211214170411/https://www.texastribune.org/2019/03/07/migration-us-border-generating-billions-smugglers/" target="_blank">Border Hustle (with TIME)</a></p> </div> <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-4 text-center"> <img src="/web/20211214170411im_/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/images/society-professional-journalists.jpeg" alt="society of professional journalists award" style="max-height: 171px;"> <br><br> <h5>Society of Professional Journalists, Fort Worth Chapter</h5> <p>Investigative reporting, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211214170411/https://www.texastribune.org/2019/01/25/texas-flags-tens-thousands-voters-citizenship-check/" target="_blank">Texas Voting Rights</a> <br> Green news, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211214170411/https://www.texastribune.org/series/texas-coal-mine-railroad-commission-pollution/" target="_blank">Captured by Coal (with Grist)</a> <br> </p> </div> </div> <div class="row v-align-children"> <div class="col-sm-12 text-center"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211214170411/https://www.texastribune.org/about/awards/" class="button">Awards History <img src="/web/20211214170411im_/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/img/icon-arrow.png" alt=">"/></a> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="mb0"> <div class="col-md-6 image-square left"> <div class="background-image-holder"> <div class="cyoa text-center v-align-transform-50"> <h4>Who reads the Texas Tribune?</h4> <a href="audience.html" class="button">Discover our audience <img src="/web/20211214170411im_/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/img/icon-arrow.png" alt=">"/></a> </div> <img alt="image" class="background-image" src="/web/20211214170411im_/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/img/banner-small4.jpg"> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6 image-square right"> <div class="background-image-holder"> <div class="cyoa text-center v-align-transform-50"> <h4>See your brand on the Tribune</h4> <a href="/web/20211214170411/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/opportunities/index.html" class="button">See our opportunities <img src="/web/20211214170411im_/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/img/icon-arrow.png" alt=">"/></a> </div> <img alt="image" class="background-image" src="/web/20211214170411im_/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/img/banner-small6.jpg"> </div> </div> </section> <section class="bg-primary"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 text-center cta"> <h3 class="mb0 inline-block p32 p0-xs">Ready to discuss your advertising opportunities?</h3> <a class="mb8 mt-xs-24 button white" href="contact.html">Contact Us <img src="/web/20211214170411im_/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/img/icon-arrow.png" alt=">"/></a> </div> </div> </div> </section> <footer class="footer-2 bg-dark text-center-xs"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 text-center"> © 2016 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211214170411/https://www.texastribune.org/">The Texas Tribune</a> </div> </div> </div> </footer> </div> <script src="/web/20211214170411js_/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/js/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="/web/20211214170411js_/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/js/featherlight.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <script src="/web/20211214170411js_/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="/web/20211214170411js_/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/js/flexslider.min.js"></script> <script src="/web/20211214170411js_/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/js/ytplayer.min.js"></script> <script src="/web/20211214170411js_/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/js/smooth-scroll.min.js"></script> <script src="/web/20211214170411js_/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/js/scripts.js"></script> </body> </html>